And there spake a man of the family of Pharaoh, a Believer, who concealed his faith, “Will ye kill a man because he saith my Lord is God, when he hath come unto you with manifestations from your Lord? for if he be a liar, upon him alone is his lie, but if he be a man of truth, somewhat of that which he threateneth will befall you. Verily God guideth not him who is an outrageous liar.
O my people, to-day is the kingdom yours who are uppermost in the earth! but who will defend us against the might of God if it come upon us?” Pharaoh said, “I will only show you what I think, and I will not guide you save in a right way.”
Then said he who believed, “O my people, verily I fear for you the like of the day of the allies,
The like of the state of the people of Noah, and Ad, and Thamūd,
And of those who came after them; and God willeth not injustice to His servants.
And, O my people! verily I fear for you the day of crying out:
The day when ye shall turn your backs in flight, ye shall have no protector against God; and he whom God misleads, no guide has he.
Moreover, Joseph came unto you before with manifestations; but ye ceased not to doubt about [the message] he brought you, until when he died ye said, ‘God will by no means send an apostle after him.’ Thus God misleadeth him who is an outrageous doubter.
They who dispute about the signs of God, and no proof coming to them, are very hateful to God and to those who believe. Thus God sealeth the heart of all who are puffed up and arrogant.”
And Pharaoh said, “O Haman, build me a tower, mayhap I shall reach the avenues,